PT-2026-44112 · Pam Usb · Pam Usb

Mcdope · Published 2026-05-27 · Updated 2026-05-28 · CVE-2026-44712

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions pam usb versions prior to 0.8.7

Description An issue exists in the hardware authentication system for Linux where shell injection can occur. A crafted UUID in the configuration can lead to root remote code execution when the pamusb-conf --reset-pads command is executed. This payload can be injected during the --add-device process via a USB device with a crafted filesystem UUID. Additionally, the userName variable from the XML configuration is passed to the os.system() function in pamusb-agent, which invokes a shell.

Recommendations Update to version 0.8.7.

Fix

RCE

Argument Injection

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-88

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-44712

Affected Products

Pam Usb

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44712 · Security Note
• https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/security/advisories/GHSA-jgv5-w6rm-7wxg · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/164950 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/55177 · Telegram Post